Recipients

Kenneth Eickmann

Kenneth Eickmann entered the Air Force in 1967 as a distinguished graduate of the University of Texas Reserve Officer Training Corps program. He retired in…
John Elder

John Elder became a World War II ACE-in-a-DAY, credited with destroying 5 aircraft in a single engagement and a wartime total of 8 enemy aircraft…
Frank Elliott

Frank Elliott served as a B-24 Pilot during World War II. He retired in 1975 as a U.S. Air Force Major General.
Delos Emmons

Delos Emmons graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1909. He retired in 1948 as a U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General.
Charles Donnelly

Charles Donnelly was commissioned in the Air Force in 1950 after graduating from Oberlin College. As a fighter pilot during the Vietnam War, he flew…
John Dougherty

After serving in the Army Air Forces in World War II, he transferred to the U.S. Air Force when it became a separate branch of…
Russell Dougherty

A former member of the Kentucky National Guard, and after serving in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Russell Dougherty entered active military service as an…
Richard Erikson

Richard Erikson was commissioned in 1982 and served 30 years in the Air Force Reserve, including seven years as an active duty chaplain. In 2012…
Jerome Dufour
Obadiah Dugan
Brett Dula

Brett Dula graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1964. He retired in 1998 as a U.S. Air Force…
Michael Dunn

Michael Dunn graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado, Class of 1972. He retired in 2006 as a U.S. Air Force…